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   Lawrence =?iso-8859-13?q?D=FFOlivei to Your Name   
   Re: [NEWS] 2degrees begins 3G shutdown   
   15 Dec 25 07:41:53   
   
   XPost: nz.comp   
   From: ldo@nz.invalid   
      
   On Mon, 15 Dec 2025 18:19:46 +1300, Your Name wrote:   
      
   > We still have a landline, but because New Zealand is shutting down the   
   > copper lines, our landline is now through the internet connection, which   
   > is through the 4G cellular.   
      
   I have my landline via fibre, but not through my Internet provider. My   
   Internet access is done through another provider (also via the same   
   fibre).   
      
   > It's a bit silly since if the internet goes down, so does the   
   > landline ...   
      
   What I worry about is inability to make emergency calls if/when the power   
   goes out.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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